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How does the burning of coal contribute to the greenhouse effect?
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Increases in greenhouse gases are causing our planet to trap more heat and thereby warm up. CO2 is one of the primary greenhouse gases, by quantity. Additional atmospheric CO2 comes primarily from the oxidation reduction of coal and petroleum. Coal is mostly carbon, and burning coal combines this carbon with atmospheric oxygen to form CO2. Humans currently release over 40 billion tons of CO2 into the atmosphere each year, where it lingers, inevitably resulting in climate change.
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Do cooking fuels contribute to the green house effect?
The only fuels that contribute to the greenhouse effect are fossil fuels. So, using coal, coke, petroleum oil, gas or peat for cooking does contribute to the greenhouse effect and global warming, but using wood, biofuels and other renewable resources does not.
The greenhouse effect might be caused by the increase of?
The greenhouse effect is caused by carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases like methane emitted into the atmosphere by the burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas).
Why is the greenhouse effect caused by fossil fuel dangerous?
The greenhouse effect caused by the burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas), which releases carbon dioxide, is called the enhanced (or accelerated) greenhouse effect. This is causing global warminq, which is dangerous.
What is meant by the term greenhouse effect listing the three most significant greenhouse gases?
The term "greenhouse effect" is made up of two different effects: "Natural and Man-made". There is a "natural" greenhouse effect that keeps the Earth's climate warm and habitable. There is also the "man-made" greenhouse effect, which is the enhancement of Earth's natural greenhouse effect by the addition of greenhouse gases from the burning of fossil fuels (mainly petroleum, coal, and natural gas). The three most significant green houses gases and the amount they contribute are water vapor (80%), carbon dioxide (6%) and methane (1%). Nature produces 99.7% of all green house gas emissions.
What are the major greenhouse gases and their sources?
Carbon dioxide. Source: Burning fossil fuels like coal, oil and natural gas.Methane. Source: Cattle emissions, farming practices, melting tundra, coal seam fracking.Water Vapor. Source: Earth's water cycle. Water vapor does not contribute to global warming, just to the natural greenhouse effect.
In what ways is it harmful to use the coal?
burning coal releases "greenhouse gases" which can be toxic and effect the environment
What is the effect of burning wood and coal?
Burning wood and coal add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, where it joins other greenhouse gases to contribute to the greenhouse effect. Burning wood may only release carbon that has been stored for some years, depending on the age of the tree. Burning wood will usually not add to the normal carbon cycle, especially if another tree is growing in its place. Burning coal, however, releases carbon dioxide that has been hidden away underground for millions of years. This extra carbon disrupts the natural carbon cycle and is causing the enhanced, or accelerated greenhouse effect which is causing the present global warming.
What intensifies the greenhouse effect?
Adding additional greenhouse gases to the atmosphere intensifies the greenhouse effect. We are doing this by burning fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas), which releases carbon dioxide.
How is coal burning electrical plant different from a hydroeletric plant?
Burning coal emits harmful chemicals into the atmosphere which increases the Greenhouse Effect. Water is pure therefore harmless to the environment.
Do cooking fuels contribute to the green house effect?
The only fuels that contribute to the greenhouse effect are fossil fuels. So, using coal, coke, petroleum oil, gas or peat for cooking does contribute to the greenhouse effect and global warming, but using wood, biofuels and other renewable resources does not.
What human activity contributes to the greenhouse effect?
Deforestation and the burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas).
The greenhouse effect might be caused by the increase of?
The greenhouse effect is caused by carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases like methane emitted into the atmosphere by the burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas).
did the greenhouse effect increase?
Yes. When we started burning fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) and cutting down the great forests of the worldd (deforestation), the normal greenhouse effect began to change into the accelerated, or enhanced greenhouse effect which we now have.
Why is the greenhouse effect caused by fossil fuel dangerous?
The greenhouse effect caused by the burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas), which releases carbon dioxide, is called the enhanced (or accelerated) greenhouse effect. This is causing global warminq, which is dangerous.
How does nitrogen contribute to global warming?
It does not. Nitrogen is not one of the greenhouse gases.Nitrous oxide, released by burning fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) is a greenhouse gas, and this is contributing to global warming.
Is carbon dioxide a greenhouse effect?
No, carbon dioxide (CO2) is NOT an effect of the greenhouse effect. It is one of the causes. With other greenhouse gases it is responsible for the natural greenhouse effect, and the extra levels of CO2 from burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) in industry, transport and the generation of electricity, are causing the enhanced (or accelerated) greenhouse effect which is why global warming is happening.
What are the problems of using coal?
Burning coal causes pollution in several ways. It releases carbon dioxide, a powerful greenhouse gas, into the atmosphere. The enhanced greenhouse effect is causing global warming. Other pollutants from burning coal cause acid rain which weathers away rock, especially marble and limestone.
